Keywords

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course unit, the student has a good grasp of the central theories and main schools of International Relations (IR) and their approaches/methods. The student is able to identify them from research literature and can appraise and compare them critically. The student can apply these theories to political practices and research materials.

Contents

The theories of International Relations and introduction to a methodological approach.

Teaching language

Evaluation

Study materials

Dunne – Kurki – Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories – Discipline and Diversity. Oxford 2007 (3 ECTS),

Weber, International Relations Theory – A Critical Introduction. Routledge 2009. 3rd edition (or 2nd edition from 2004) (1 ECTS) 

Hollis – Smith, Explaining and Understanding International Relations. Oxford University Press 1991 (1 ECTS).

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

POLKVA11 Kansainvälisen politiikan teoria ja menetelmät (luentokurssi)

POLKVA11 Kansainvälisen politiikan teoria ja menetelmät (kirjatentti)

POLKVA11 The Theory and Method of International Relations (theory) (book exam)

For Open University students only

POLKVA11 Kansainvälisen politiikan teoria ja menetelmät (luentokurssi)